vocabulary lightning round

VOCABULARY LIGHTNING ROUND “THE YELLOW WALLPAPER”

FELICITY

State of HappinessNoun

SCOFF

To bring down; laugh at with contempt Verb

ASSURE

To guarantee, to promise Verb

CONGENIAL

Pleasant, friendly Adjective

OPPOSITION

Resistance Noun

HEIR

Successor; one who inherits Noun

GALORE

A lot of Adjective

FLAMBOYANT

Showy, over-the-top Adjective

CONTRADICTION

Two things opposite each other; irony Noun

REVOLTING

Disgusting, unpleasant,, atrocious Adjective

LURID

Gross, grotesque, too graphic Adjective

ATROCIOUS

Awful, disgusting, horrible Adjective

HINDER

To slow down, prevent, block Verb

WHIM

A fanciful idea; spur of the moment desire; impulse Noun

RECURRENT

Appearing again and again; repeating Adjective

BULBOUS

Bulb-shaped; large and round Adjective

INANIMATE

Inactive, not living Adjective

QUERULOUS

Whiny, complaining Adjective

IMPRESSIONABLE

Easily influenced Adjective

TEMPERAMENT

Mood or attitude Noun

INFURIATING

Maddening; upsetting Adjective

DECEIT

Fraud, dishonesty Noun

FLOURISH

To thrive, grow, or prosper Verb

MISCONSTRUE

To misinterpret or take things the wrong way Verb